Seven weeks after Canadians awarded the Conservatives a minority government (with an increased number of seats), the Liberals and the NDP supported by the Bloq Quebecois signed an agreement to defeat the Conservative government and ask the Govenor General to take power without holding an election.
This may be legal, but it is wrong! We, as Canadians, cannot preach democracy to the world and then allow a coup d'etat to happen in our own country. If the government is defeated in the house, the people must be given the right to decide who shall form the next government.
Some may say that another election is costly. Would you rather have an election, or would you rather that any gang can twist the rules of parliament to deny the result of any election, now or in the future The second option will be far more costly to our democracy.
The Governor General was appointed by a former Liberal government. Therefore, the optics of her anointing the party that appointed here are not good. Justice has to be seen to be done.
Our plea is simple.
Should the government fall, the Governor General should call another election and let Canadians speak.
The scale of this response confirms the need for immediate formal pressure on the Governor General. I am currently finalizing a letter to her office outlining our demand for a new election should the government fall. Legal experts are now advising on the most effective way to present these concerns to the parliamentary oversight committee.
6 Comments
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Mike Hunt
17 years ago
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UNACCEPTABLE. The GG needs to do the right thing and call an election immediately. No back door deals!!!
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Brian Coleman
17 years ago
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This is why people are losing faith in politics. Stop the games.
D
Dave Banerjee
17 years ago
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This is a total power grab and it goes against everything we voted for. Let the people decide not some backroom deal between parties.
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Linda Sutton
17 years ago
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If they want to lead they should win an election fair and square. This just makes me so mad.
S
Sarah Afolabi
17 years ago
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Ridiculous. We just had an election. This is not how Canada is supposed to work.
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Kevin Abbott
17 years ago
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Total sham. If the govt falls we need to go back to the polls or we have no democracy left.
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Seven weeks after Canadians awarded the Conservatives a minority government (with an increased number of seats), the Liberals and the NDP supported by the Bloq Quebecois signed an agreement to defeat the Conservative government and ask the Govenor General to take power without holding an election.
This may be legal, but it is wrong! We, as Canadians, cannot preach democracy to the world and then allow a coup d'etat to happen in our own country. If the government is defeated in the house, the people must be given the right to decide who shall form the next government.
Some may say that another election is costly. Would you rather have an election, or would you rather that any gang can twist the rules of parliament to deny the result of any election, now or in the future The second option will be far more costly to our democracy.
The Governor General was appointed by a former Liberal government. Therefore, the optics of her anointing the party that appointed here are not good. Justice has to be seen to be done.
Our plea is simple.
Should the government fall, the Governor General should call another election and let Canadians speak.
The scale of this response confirms the need for immediate formal pressure on the Governor General. I am currently finalizing a letter to her office outlining our demand for a new election should the government fall. Legal experts are now advising on the most effective way to present these concerns to the parliamentary oversight committee.
6 Comments
M
Mike Hunt
17 years ago
Featured
UNACCEPTABLE. The GG needs to do the right thing and call an election immediately. No back door deals!!!
B
Brian Coleman
17 years ago
Featured
This is why people are losing faith in politics. Stop the games.
D
Dave Banerjee
17 years ago
Featured
This is a total power grab and it goes against everything we voted for. Let the people decide not some backroom deal between parties.
L
Linda Sutton
17 years ago
Featured
If they want to lead they should win an election fair and square. This just makes me so mad.
S
Sarah Afolabi
17 years ago
Featured
Ridiculous. We just had an election. This is not how Canada is supposed to work.
K
Kevin Abbott
17 years ago
Featured
Total sham. If the govt falls we need to go back to the polls or we have no democracy left.
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UNACCEPTABLE. The GG needs to do the right thing and call an election immediately. No back door deals!!!